South Korea's ICT ministry said Thursday it plans to hold an open panel discussion on the final day of the ongoing global science summit to reflect on how to best incorporate this week's achievements into future policies.The Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning said citizens will be invited to the Friday session, which will focus on how to utilize the joint declaration adopted at the closing of a meeting of science policymakers from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developm

Organizers of the ongoing world science meeting hosted an international meeting of science museums and a handful of other events on Thursday, the eve of its closing.The International Symposium of Science Museums, organized by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, brought together delegates from 12 countries under the theme, "Spreading scientific culture based on imagination and creativity."Organizers said the event is aimed at promoting interdisciplinary discussions among research fi

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's science committee opened a general meeting in Daejeon on Thursday to share ideas on the role of the science technology in economic and social development.At the closed-door OECD Committee for Science and Technology Policy meeting, participants also discussed ways to foster science experts and assist underdeveloped nations in the segment, a source with knowledge of the matter said.The OECD CSTP was first established in 1972 to promote co

The following is the full English text of the Daejeon Declaration on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies for the Global and Digital Age, which was announced Wednesday after the two-day OECD Ministerial Meeting Daejeon 2015, World Science Forum.WE, THE MINISTERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF [list of countries to be added], assembled in Daejeon, Korea, on 20 and 21 October 2015, under the chairmanship of Korea and the vice-chairmanship of Norway and Spain to discuss how science, technology and

Developing digital content and providing wonderful user experiences are the next challenges for South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co., Esko Aho, a former Finnish prime minister and ex-executive vice president of Nokia, said Wednesday.Currently, Apple Inc. is seen as having an edge after successfully integrating software, hardware and digital content in smartphones, and Chinese manufacturers are expanding their presence in the market. "If you look at what we are doing with smartphones,

Science ministers from member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development adopted a joint declaration on Wednesday charting out a vision and guidelines for sustainable and inclusive growth through scientific development.The "Daejeon Declaration on Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for the Global and Digital Age" came after a two-day meeting of top science policymakers from members of the Paris-based organization in Daejeon, the country's hub of technology resea

The results of scientific research and big data should be more accessible to people at all levels to accelerate the development of science and technology, two world leading scientists said Tuesday.A staunch advocate of the so-called open science, Sergio Bertolucci, the research and computing director at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, said what scientists discover is not under their sole possession but is for everyone.Touchscreens and the World Wide Web are some of

The ongoing meeting of global science ministers in South Korea will likely serve as a great opportunity to promote the country's achievements in technology to the world, Seoul's science minister said Tuesday.A meeting of science ministers from members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development kicked off in Daejeon, some 164 kilometers south of Seoul, earlier in the day, to seek ways to promote sustainable economic growth and pursue solutions to global challenges.   The two-day

A meeting of science ministers from member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development began in this central South Korean city Tuesday to discuss ways to promote sustainable economic growth and pursue solutions to global challenges.   The OECD Ministerial Meeting Daejeon 2015, which runs through Wednesday, brings together some 270 representatives from 57 countries and 12 international organizations, including science ministers from the nations. Delegates from the Assoc

South Korea agreed with Spain Tuesday to boost cooperation in the field of science, Seoul's ICT ministry said.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said it signed the memorandum of understanding with Spain to forge "pragmatic cooperation" between the two countries for the development of science technologies.The ministry said Spain boasts high-end technologies in the renewable energy segment, adding it can partner with South Korean players to bolster further ties. The exchange will inc

Science ministers from South Korea, China and Japan, as well as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, met in Daejeon on Tuesday to discuss ways to form a network of cooperation in science and technology and boost personnel exchanges.The ASEAN+3 ministerial meeting took place on the sidelines of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development meeting for science and technology. South Korea has invited ASEAN members to seek shared growth among different regions.  "Science and techn

An Israeli Nobel prize laureate said Monday the medical industry should focus on individual patients over a disease itself, which will bring seismic changes to the global pharmaceutical landscape.Aaron Ciechanover, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004 for his contributions in studying how the human body destructs proteins using ubiquitin, said the medical industry now must focus on developing customized solutions based on patients' DNA information.Ciechanover said in the near future, a h

Jeremy Rifkin, a world-famous futurist, said Monday that the journalism industry can become the beneficiary of what he calls "zero-margin society," by capitalizing on their platforms to engage in networks with readers.The zero-margin society refers to a system where it costs almost no resources to benefit an additional person with services or products, like environment-friendly power generation, or simply sharing video content online.Referring to journalism content circulating online without add

Renowned U.S. futurist Jeremy Rifkin said Monday he is negative about the future of car-sharing service Uber but remains optimistic about the home-sharing website Airbnb, citing their different approaches to the sharing economy.Rifkin's remarks are in line with his vision on the sharing economy, which calls for the importance of sharing possessions among members of communities rather than struggling to claim ownership."I think Uber is not going to make it," Rifkin told Yonhap News Agency on the

The 3-D printing technology will be the next way of manufacturing, Kegen Schouwenburg, the CEO and co-founder of a U.S.-based 3-D printed custom insoles maker said Monday. "As opposed to producing hundreds of thousands of products over the world, we produce one for an individual. There are tons of advantages," she said in a press conference in this central South Korean city during a global meeting of science ministers and experts."The advantages for that are pretty limitless. In an environmental